SS3H2.b. Element:

Explain social barriers, restrictions, and obstacles that these historical figures had to overcome and describe how they overcame them.

GA.SS3G. Strand/topic: Our Democratic Heritage

Geographic Understandings

SS3G1. Standard:

The student will locate major topographical features of the United States of America.

SS3G1.a. Element: Identify major rivers of the United States of America

Mississippi, Ohio, Rio Grande, Colorado, Hudson.

SS3G1.b. Element: Identify major mountain ranges of the United States of America

Appalachian, Rocky.

SS3G1.c. Element:

Locate the equator, prime meridian, and lines of latitude and longitude on a globe.

SS3G1.d. Element:

Locate Greece on a world map.

SS3G2. Standard:

The student will describe the cultural and geographic systems associated with the historical figures in SS3H2a.

SS3G2.a. Element:

Identify on a political map specific locations significant to the life and times of these historic figures.

SS3G2.b. Element:

Describe how place (physical and human characteristics) had an impact on the lives of these historic figures.

SS3G2.c. Element:

Describe how each of these historic figures adapted to and was influenced by his/her environment.

SS3G2.d. Element:

Trace examples of travel and movement of these historic figures and their ideas across time.

SS3G2.e. Element:

Describe how the region in which these historic figures lived affected their lives and had an impact on their cultural identification.

GA.SS3CG. Strand/topic: Our Democratic Heritage

Government/Civic Understandings

SS3CG1. Standard:

The student will explain the importance of the basic principles that provide the foundation of a republican form of government.

SS3CG1.a. Element:

Explain why in the United States there is a separation of power between branches of government and levels of government.

SS3CG1.b. Element:

Name the three levels of government (national, state, local) and the three branches in each (executive, legislative, judicial), including the names of the legislative branch (Congress, General Assembly, city commission or city council).

SS3CG1.c. Element:

State an example of the responsibilities of each level and branch of government.

SS3CG2. Standard:

The student will describe how the historical figures in SS3H2a display positive character traits of cooperation, diligence, liberty, justice, tolerance, freedom of conscience and expression, and respect for and acceptance of authority.

GA.SS3E. Strand/topic: Our Democratic Heritage

Economic Understandings

SS3E1. Standard: The student will describe the four types of productive resources

SS3E1.a. Element:

Natural (land)

SS3E1.b. Element:

Human (labor)

SS3E1.c. Element:

Capital (capital goods)

SS3E1.d. Element:

Entrepreneurship (used to create goods and services)

SS3E2. Standard:

The student will explain that governments provide certain types of goods and services in a market economy and pay for these through taxes and will describe services such as schools, libraries, roads, police/fire protection, and military.

SS3E3. Standard:

The student will give examples of interdependence and trade and will explain how voluntary exchange benefits both parties.

SS3E3.a. Element:

Describe the interdependence of consumers and producers of goods and services.

SS3E3.b. Element:

Describe how goods and services are allocated by price in the marketplace.

SS3E3.c. Element:

Explain that some things are made locally, some elsewhere in the country, and some in other countries.

SS3E3.d. Element:

Explain that most countries create their own currency for use as money.

SS3E4. Standard:

The student will describe the costs and benefits of personal spending and saving choices.

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